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  hing1 hing3   jyutping
  xing1 xing4   pinyin
[] hing1 | [] xing1
[1] [v] start; launch; mobilize; promote
[2] [v] become popular/fashionable; prevail
[3] [adj] thriving; prosperous; flourishing

[] hing3 | [] xing4
[n] interest; excitement; high spirits

Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: nounadjective
Stroke count: 15
Level: 1
Radical: (#134)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
興 / 兴

This word has been viewed 14586 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Dec 2013 03:35

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detail  hing1 zung1 wui5  xing1 zhong1 hui4 = Revive China Society, founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山 in 1894 in Honolulu
detail  gou1 hing3  gao1 xing4 = happy
detail  hing1 fan5  xing1 fen4 = excited; agitated
detail  hing3 ceoi3  xing4 qu5 = hobby, interest
detail  zan3 hing1  zhen4 xing1 = to promote; to develop
detail  san1 hing1  xin1 xing1 = new; up-and-coming; newly developing; (placename) Sun Hing
detail  hing1 gin3  xing1 jian4 = to build; to construct
detail  hing1 wong6  xing1 wang4 = to prosper; to flourish; prosperous; thriving
detail  hing1 hei2  xing1 qi3 = to rise; to become fashionable; to be in vogue
detail  hing1 baan6  xing1 ban4 = to begin; to start; to set in motion
See all 69 compounds (CantoDict reports 70 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 11 examples containing 興
detail 見到高興
nice to meet you
detail audio 細路仔興奮
The children are getting excited!
detail 小孩子興奮
The children are getting excited!
detail 興奮圖書館
He goes to the library with excitement.
[地 is used as an adjunct after a word (pinyin: de5)]
detail 舊底玩具風靡一時而家㗎喇
This type of toy was once very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.
detail 目前金融海嘯可能成為黃金復興契機
This economic tsunami could well be the turning point for gold to be fashionable again.
detail 攞景定係贈興
You are mocking us or being sarcastic!
detail 高興接受你的邀請  ?! 
I am happy to accept your invitation.
detail 如果真係有興趣學好廣東話嘅話一定要多啲香港
If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio.
[Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.]
detail 佢哋興奮紙鳶
They're excitedly flying kites.
[Note that 好開心噉 is considerably more common than 好興奮噉. (開心 is used in more situations in Cantonese than the translation "happy".)]
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